Psalm 86

Psalm 86

A Prayer of David.

¹Bow down Your ear, O Lord, hear me;

For I am poor and needy.

²Preserve my ¹life, for I am holy;

You are my God;

Save Your servant who trusts in You!

³Be merciful to me, O Lord,

For I cry to You all day long.

⁴²Rejoice the soul of Your servant,

^aFor to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.

⁵For ^bYou, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive,

And abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You.

⁶Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer;

And attend to the voice of my supplications.

⁷In the day of my trouble I will call upon You,

For You will answer me.

^8cAmong the gods there is none like You, O Lord;

Nor are there any works like Your works.

⁹All nations whom You have made

Shall come and worship before You, O Lord,

And shall glorify Your name.

¹⁰For You are great, and ^ddo wondrous things;

^eYou alone are God.

^11fTeach me Your way, O Lord;

I will walk in Your truth;

³Unite my heart to fear Your name.

¹²I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart,

And I will glorify Your name forevermore.

¹³For great is Your mercy toward me,

And You have delivered my soul from the depths of ⁴Sheol.

¹⁴O God, the proud have risen against me,

And a mob of violent men have sought my life,

And have not set You before them.

¹⁵But ^gYou, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious,

Longsuffering and abundant in mercy and truth.

¹⁶Oh, turn to me, and have mercy on me!

Give Your strength to Your servant,

And save the son of Your maidservant.

¹⁷Show me a sign for good,

That those who hate me may see it and be ashamed,

Because You, Lord, have helped me and comforted me.